It remains unclear whether recreational use of the canals is actually illegal, but users could be cited if they pass no-trespassing signs to get to them, the BLM says. Access requires crossing private land that may have “no trespassing” signs. The canals themselves cross multiple jurisdictions, including private land, state trust land and federal land. State agencies seeking to put an end to canal paddling there include the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, the Department of Transportation and the Utah Highway Patrol.Ĭanal users have been parking along I-80, which is both dangerous and illegal. The salt flats are about 12 miles long and 5 miles wide with total area coverage of just over 46 square miles. This Special Recreation Management Area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
It’s staffers have been confronting those looking to enter the canals, urging them to leave, according to recent news reports. The Bonneville Salt Flats are a 30,000 acre expanse of hard, white salt crust on the western edge of the Great Salt Lake basin in Utah. Intrepid Potash holds permits on federal, state and private lands to extract potash from evaporative ponds south of I-80. Videos posted on YouTube and Instagram show people using kayaks and paddleboards to explore the canals north of Interstate 80, adding to the canals’ popularity just as social media posts have invited hordes into formerly hidden hiking destinations all over Utah.
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